January 1908

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 7%
12. 2 2%
13. 3 New
14. 4 1%
15. 5 5%
16. 6 12%
17. 7 20%
18. 8 30%
19. 9 41%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 62%
22. 12 71%
23. 13 80%
24. 14 87%
25. 15 93%
26. 16 97%
27. 17 99%
28. 18 Full
29. 19 99%
30. 20 96%
31. 21 91%
32. 22 85%
33. 23 78%
34. 24 69%
35. 25 60%
36. 26 Last qtr
37. 27 39%
38. 28 28%
39. 29 19%
40. 30 10%
41. 31 4%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in January 1908

1. Fri, Jan 35:36 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Jan 34:43 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

3. Fri, Jan 34:45 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

4. Fri, Jan 35:35 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Jan 35:44 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jan 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

7. Sat, Jan 48:35 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

8. Sun, Jan 512:10 AM

   Neptune at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

9. Sun, Jan 53:43 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Jan 85:03 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Jan 810:20 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jan 81:27 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

13. Wed, Jan 88:49 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Jan 108:53 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

15. Tue, Jan 146:27 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

16. Fri, Jan 174:17 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jan 188:21 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

18. Sat, Jan 188:37 AM

    Full Moon Wolf MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

19. Sat, Jan 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

20. Sun, Jan 1910:46 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Jan 2610:01 AM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

22. Wed, Jan 294:19 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

23. Fri, Jan 317:46 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.